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Title: Thones Kunder's House, Germantown, Philadelphia
Description: Exterior view of front facade of house built on the site of Thones Kunder's original house, built in 1683. The first meetings of the Society of Friends were held in this house, along with the first public protests against slavery written here by Daniel Pastorius in 1688., Numbered 571 on recto., Sheet number: 102B09., Undivided back. Post marked 1906., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]

Title: Jaques Marie Roset House, Germantown, Philadelphia
Description: Exterior view of front facade and flank of the Roset House at the corner of West Manheim Street and Portico Street (Spring Alley), showing advertisements for a cigar store on the first floor. Originally home of Jacques Marie Roset who came to America in 1792 and moved to Germantown in 1821. One of his granddaughters married Anthony J. Drexel., Sheet number: 102B13., Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]

Title: "Carlton, " or the Smith Mansion postcards
Description: Exterior view of front facade of Carlton Mansion. Purportedly named after an English castle inhabited by Queen Elizabeth I. The original house was destroyed by the British in 1777 but rebuilt in 1780 by Isaac Tustin. Served as Washington's Headquarters for a few weeks before and after the Battle of Brandywine. Purchased by Cornelius S. Smith in May of 1840 and later bequeathed to his children., Part of the Roxborough Plantation., Sheet number: 102B13., Undivided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]

Title: [Oestmann's Hardware Store, Germantown Ave. and Coulter Street.]
Description: Advertising card depicting an exterior view of corner hardware store, with their wares displayed in the window. Also includes a car and horse drawn carriage about to cross the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Coulter Street., Sheet number: 104A01., List of store's products on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Miscellaneous - 104]

Title: Hood Cemetery postcards
Description: Depicts the marble arch entrance gate and balustrade of Hood Cemetery, designed in 1849 by William L. Johnston and William Struthers. Marble wall, balustrade and gateway commissioned by William Hood., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 104A02 and 104B02., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Miscellaneous - 104]

Title: Logan House postcards
Description: Exterior views of front facade. Original portion of house constructed in 1801 for Philadelphia merchant Thomas Armat by builders Peter L. Berry and John Ardis., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 102A08 and 102B09., Undivided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]

Title: Morris House postcards
Description: Exterior views of front facade of the Deshler-Morris House, built in 1772 for Quaker merchant David Deshler. Colonel Isaac Franks' owned the house when George Washington sought refuge here from the Yellow Fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793. Nicknamed the "Germantown White House" during his occupation. The Morris family occupied the house for more than 100 years until they donated it to the National Park Service in 1948., Contains 8 postcards printed in color and 6 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 102A09, 102A10, 102B10 and 102B11., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]

Title: Sparrow Jack House postcards
Description: Exterior views of house built circa 1770., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., John Bardsley lived here in the 1870s. Bardsley brought the English sparrow to Germantown to fight the caterpillars which were infesting local trees., Also identified as the Bardsley House., Sheet numbers: 102A11 and 102B14., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1905-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]

Title: Wister Home, where General Agnew died postcards
Description: Exterior views of front facade of Grumblethorpe, house built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House". The British occupied the house in the fall of 1777 and it was here that General James Agnew died after being wounded in the Battle of Germantown., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 3 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 102A13 and 102B17., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]

Title: Wyck postcards
Description: Exterior views of the front facade of house. Earliest section built circa 1690 by Hans Milan. The center section and alterations were designed and completed by William Strickland in 1824. For nine generations belonged to the Wistar-Haines family., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 102A14, 102A15 and 102B1., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]

Title: Stenton postcards
Description: Exterior views of front facade and south door of house built 1728-1734 by James Logan. The house remained in the Logan family until the early 20th century when the city acquired the property in 1910., Contains 3 postcards printed in color and 6 printed in black and white., Also identified as the Logan Home., Postcards issued by a variety of publishers, with about half issued by The Rotograph Co., New York City., Sheet numbers: 102A12, 102A14, 102A15 and 102B1., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]

Title: Belfield postcards
Description: Exterior view of front facade and side of Charles Willson Peale's house, also known as Belfield. Peale's museum and zoo was established on this site overlooking Wister Station., Sheet number: 102B01., Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]

Title: Conyngham-Hacker House postcards
Description: Exterior views of front facade of house built circa 1755 and known successively as the Conyngham, Wister and Hacker House. Occupied by the Germantown Historical Society before it moved to its current location at 5501 Germantown Avenue., Also known as the Old Fisher House., Sheet number: 102B05., Undivided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]

Title: Henry House postcards
Description: Exterior view of the front facade of the Wachsmuth-Henry House built in 1760., Numbered 580 on recto., Sheet number: 102B05., Undivided back. Post marked 1905., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]

Title: Gentlemen's Club House, Manheim Grounds postcards
Description: Exterior views of the Gentlemen's Club House built 1890-1891 after designs by McKim, Mead & White., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Also known as the Germantown Cricket Club. Established in 1854. General George Meade opened the playing grounds in Nicetown where the Germantown Club played cricket against their rival team, the Young America Club. In the late 1880s the two clubs were consolidated into one, and in 1889 the combined organization moved to the Manheim grounds on land formerly owned by the Littell and Price families. McKim, Mead & White designed the main clubhouse in 1891. A player's wing, pool house, squash courts and a swimming pool were added to the grounds in 1903, along with a bowling alley in 1907., Sheet numbers: 100A04 and 100B08., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1905-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]

Title: Price Homestead, Ladies' Club House, Manheim Grounds postcards
Description: Exterior views of the octagonal shaped Price Homestead, incorporated into the Germantown Cricket Club (or Manheim Grounds) as the Ladies' Club House. The ladies were responsible for maintaining the garden between the club and the dormitories. They were offered a bicycle membership in the winter months and were also provided with two putting greens. Whist matches (the forerunner of bridge) were popular in the 1890s., The Germantown Cricket Club was established in 1854. General George Meade opened the playing grounds in Nicetown where the Germantown Club played cricket against their rival team, the Young America Club. In the late 1880s the two clubs were consolidated into one, and in 1889 the combined organization moved to the Manheim grounds on land formerly owned by the Littell and Price families. McKim, Mead & White designed the main clubhouse (Gentlemen's Clubhouse) in 1891. A player's wing, pool house, squash courts and a swimming pool were added to the grounds in 1903, along with a bowling alley in 1907., Sheet number: 100A06., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]

Title: Wayne Avenue, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Depicts a man walking along the west side of the 5100 block of Wayne Avenue (below Hansberry Street), showing large private residences and trees lining the street. House most clearly visible is 5130 Wayne Avenue, a large Queen Anne style residence constructed ca. 1886. Also includes partial view of the Sally Watson Center at 5128 Wayne Avenue in the left foreground., Numbered 11632 on recto., Sheet number: 104A04., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: c1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Miscellaneous - 104]

Title: Grumblethorpe, observatory
Description: View of a wooden round edifice with a conical roof atop a square smokehouse in an overgrown garden area behind Grumblethorpe. Erected on top of the smokehouse in 1834 by Charles Jones Wister, an amateur scientist and clockmaker who built the observatory to obtain the correct time. He furnished the observatory with a transit instrument and an astronomical clock made with the help of Isaiah Lukens., Inscribed in negative: 3839., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe was built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House.", Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.151]

Title: Grumblethorpe, back part of
Description: Rear view of Grumblethorpe, showing the rear of the main house and ell extension. Built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House.", Inscribed in negative: 3841., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.152]

Title: Grumblethorpe, back part of
Description: Detailied rear view of Grumblethorpe, showing a water pump and the large arbor attached to the rear ell extension to support a grape vine. Built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House.", Inscribed in negative: 3842., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.153]

Title: Grumblethorpe, Grenadier painted by Major Andre, kept in hall
Description: Depicts a life-sized painted image of a soldier in a hallway, standing in front of a closed door, next to a hat and coat stand and two side chairs. On both sides of the door are two instruments affixed to the wall, probably to register the temperature and humidity. Purportedly created by Major Andre, who lodged in Benjamin Franklin's house during the 1777-78 British occupation of Philadelphia., Inscribed in negative: 3843., Title from negative sleeve., Dwelling built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.154]

Title: Parlor of Grumblethorp, showing chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, founder of Moravian church in Penna
Description: View of parlor, looking toward a corner mantel, in front of which sits an ornately carved round table, a heavily carved side chair and a slatted arm chair with a beat-up fabric seat. Includes three large wooden chairs, showing the chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, the founder of the Moravian church in Pennsylvania. A large lamp, a wooden cannister and many books sit on the table. In the background is a large, five shelf curio stand full of items. The mantel supports urns, a figurine and a pair of crystal pieces. Paintings, a portrait and a photograph are visible on the walls. Charles Jones Wister performed various alterations to the interior of the house in 1806., Inscribed in negative: 3850 & 3851., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 24, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.156 & 157]

Title: Parlor of Grumblethorp, showing chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, founder of Moravian church in Penna
Description: View of parlor, looking toward a corner mantel, in front of which sits an ornately carved round table, a heavily carved side chair and a slatted arm chair with a beat-up fabric seat. Includes three large wooden chairs, showing the chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, the founder of the Moravian church in Pennsylvania. A large lamp, a wooden cannister and many books sit on the table. In the background is a large, five shelf curio stand full of items. The mantel supports urns, a figurine and a pair of crystal pieces. Paintings, a portrait and a photograph are visible on the walls. Charles Jones Wister performed various alterations to the interior of the house in 1806., Inscribed in negative: 3850 & 3851., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 24, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.156 & 157]

Title: Parlor of Grumblethorp, showing chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, founder of Moravian church in Penna
Description: View of parlor, looking toward a corner mantel, in front of which sits an ornately carved round table, a heavily carved side chair and a slatted arm chair with a beat-up fabric seat. Includes three large wooden chairs, showing the chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, the founder of the Moravian church in Pennsylvania. A large lamp, a wooden cannister and many books sit on the table. In the background is a large, five shelf curio stand full of items. The mantel supports urns, a figurine and a pair of crystal pieces. Paintings, a portrait and a photograph are visible on the walls. Charles Jones Wister performed various alterations to the interior of the house in 1806., Inscribed in negative: 3850 & 3851., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 24, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.156 & 157]

Title: Grumblethorpe. A peep into the ancient carpenter shop in back of house
Description: Interior views of carpenter shop in the rear of Grumblethorpe, showing hand tools, work benches, ladders, a pot of brushes and various other scattered objects., Inscribed in negative: 3852., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 24, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.158 & 159]

Title: Grumblethorpe. A peep into the ancient carpenter shop in back of house
Description: Interior views of carpenter shop in the rear of Grumblethorpe, showing hand tools, work benches, ladders, a pot of brushes and various other scattered objects., Inscribed in negative: 3852., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 24, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.158 & 159]

Title: Grumblethorpe. A peep into the ancient carpenter shop in back of house
Description: Interior views of carpenter shop in the rear of Grumblethorpe, showing hand tools, work benches, ladders, a pot of brushes and various other scattered objects., Inscribed in negative: 3852., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 24, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.158 & 159]

Title: Grumblethorpe, Wister property
Description: Copy of drawing depicting the west front and south side of Grumblethorpe, built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House.", Inscribed in negative: 3997., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.163]

Title: Grumblethorpe in 1744 from Mr. Wister's history
Description: Copy of book illustration depicting Grumblethorpe, taken from the beginning of Chapter IX in "Mr. Wister's history". Grumblethorpe was constructed in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House.", Inscribed in negative: 4004., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.164]

Title: Grumblethorpe, old barns, 1744
Description: Copy of drawing depicting barns in the rear of Grumblethorpe, with cows in the foreground. "Old Barns, C.M. 1864," is inscribed below the image., Inscribed in negative: 4006., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe was constructed in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House." It was here that General James Agnew died, after being badly wounded in the Battle of Germantown.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.165]

Title: Grumblethorpe, exterior of carpenter's shop
Description: View of a wooden frame attached to an earlier stone structure on the Grumblethorpe property., Inscribed in negative: 4206., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe was built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House." It was here that General James Agnew died, after being badly wounded in the Battle of Germantown., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.168]

Title: Grumblethorpe. Alexander Wister at the old pump
Description: Depicts Alexander Wister holding the handle of a large pump on the property., Inscribed in negative: 4219., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe was built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House." It was here that General James Agnew died, after being badly wounded in the Battle of Germantown., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.169]

Title: Carlton House, Germantown
Description: Exterior view of the north front of the Carlton Mansion, taken from the east. Purportedly named after an English castle inhabited by Queen Elizabeth I. The original house was destroyed by the British in 1777 but rebuilt in 1780 by Isaac Tustin. Served as Washington's Headquarters for a few weeks before and after the Battle of Brandywine. Purchased by Cornelius S. Smith in May of 1840 and later bequeathed to his children., Inscribed in transparency: 4247., Title from transparency sleeve., Also known as the Carlton-Smith Mansion.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Transparencies - Hand [P.9259.170]

Title: Wyck, Germantown (from steps of Methodist Church)
Description: Exterior view of house from the steps of the Methodist Church, looking south. Earliest section built circa 1690 by Hans Milan. Center section and alterations were designed and completed by William Strickland in 1824. For nine generations belonged to the Wistar-Haines family., Inscribed in negative: 4256., Title from negatives sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.171]

Title: Carlton House, in lower part of Germantown, cor. Stokley & Midvale Ave. Built by Henry Hill at unknown date before Revolution. Rebuilt 1780. Now occupied by Mrs. Newhall
Description: View of the rear porch and garden of the Carlton Mansion. Purportedly named after an English castle inhabited by Queen Elizabeth I. The original house was destroyed by the British in 1777 but rebuilt in 1780 by Isaac Tustin. Served as Washington's Headquarters for a few weeks before and after the Battle of Brandywine. Purchased by Cornelius S. Smith in May of 1840 and later bequeathed to his children., Inscribed in transparency: 4257., Title from transparency sleeve., Also known as the Carlton-Smith Mansion.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Transparencies - Hand [P.9259.172]

Title: [The Germantown Academy
Description: View of an 1875 drawing showing the school built 1760-1761 by carpenter Jacob Knor at 110 School House Lane. Housed the bi-lingual private boys school established by the Pennsylvania Germans in Germantown in 1759. Building was used as a hospital during the American Revolution and was chartered as a public school in 1784., Reproduction of print published in Quaint old Germantown in Pennsylvania: a series of sixty former landmarks of Germantown and vicinity drawn on zinc during the years 1863 - 1888 by John Richards; collated, arranged and annotated by Julius Friedrich Sachse (Philadelphia, 1913), plate LII. Caption in publication reads: The Germantown academy on southwest corner of Greene Street and School House Lane. Built A.D. 1760-61. Far famed for many of its teachers and pupils., Printed lower right corner: 1875., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 301, Gift of David Doret.
Creator: Richards, John, d. 1889, artist
Date: [ca. 1913]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Education [P.2004.44.20]

Title: Cliveden - The Chew House - Germantown, Pa
Description: Exterior view of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. View also includes garden sculptures. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 143, Gift of David Doret, 2006., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Hosier, Abraham, artist
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Residences - C [P.2006.31.18]

Title: [Mitchell House, southwest corner of Greene Street and Walnut Lane, Germantown, Philadelphia]
Description: View looking southwest at the west and north elevations of the stone country house built ca. 1856 after designs by Samuel Sloan at 200 West Walnut Lane in Germantown., Title supplied by cataloger., Manuscript note on verso: [Walnut Lane + Greene St.], Creme mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Residences [8353.F.23]

Title: [Residence, corner of Walnut Lane and Greene Street, Germantown, Philadelphia]
Description: View showing a man leaning against the gate of a Gothic-style residence built in Germantown after the designs of Samuel Sloan. The design of the residence is a near mirror of another commissioned by Chestnut Hill developer Charles Taylor and built at Chestnut Hill and Norwood Avenues in 1861 after the designs of Samuel Sloan. Mirrored architectural details included recessed gable fronts on opposite sides of the house., Title supplied by cataloger., Creme mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Image previously misidentified as "Charles Taylor residence, northwest corner of Chestnut Hill and Norwood Avenues, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia." The Chestnut Hill property was sold to Horace Brown in the fall of 1861 and was later purchased by Dr. Robert Bolling and then Colonel George H. North in 1883. The residence was demolished in 1928.
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Residences [8353.F.17]

Title: Chew House, Germantown, Apr. 25/59, Battle of Germantown, Oct. 4, 1777
Description: Faded exterior view of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Title from manuscript notes on recto., Buff mount with square corners., Gift of Anna S., James H., Anthony M., Cynthia C. Maier, and Marianna M. Thomas, 2000., Description revised 2022., Description revised 2022., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: 1859
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Residences [P.9844.37]

Title: Church of St. Vincent de Paul, Germantown, Phila. Pa
Description: View showing the ornate interior of the Catholic church built 1849-1851 and enlarged in 1857 at 109 East Price Street. Looking toward the nave, the view includes the chancel, crucifix, wineglass pulpit, pews, stained glass windows, icons and angels depicted in murals and framed paintings, and the frescoed base of the church's dome. The church was the first parish named after St. Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century French priest and founder of the Congregation of the Mission., Contains dashed lines below the image., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 38, PAHRC: Packard & Butler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, St. Vincent de Paul interior
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center. | Graphics Collection. PAHRC Packard & Butler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, St. Vincent de Paul interior

Title: Chew Mansion, Germantown
Description: Oblique, exterior view of the front and west elevations of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Title from manuscript note on verso., Date inferred from photographic medium., Photographer's name on negative., Buff mount with square corners., Purchase 1977., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Graff, Frederick, 1817-1890, photographer
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Graff - Residences [8353.F.18]

Title: [Chew Mansion, Germantown, Philadelphia]
Description: Partially obscured exterior view of the front and west elevations of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. A white man, attired in a top hat and suit, stands and looks at the viewer with a dog on the front lawn. A white boy lies in a hammock, and another white boy stands beside him. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Title supplied by cataloger., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Accessioned 1981., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: New Jersey Stereoscopic View Co.
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Miscellaneous - New Jersey Stereoscopic View Co. [P.8668.3]

Title: Group in our parlor. Father, Cos. H[annah] P[erot] Morris, Auntie Beulah & Uncle Chas. Rhoads, Bess, Geo. S. Morris, Mother & Aunt Lydia Morris, also dog "Jet," [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing a group posed in a decorated interior of the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue, including Marriott Morris' parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris, sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, cousin George Spencer, aunts Lydia Morris and Beulah Rhoads, uncle Charles Rhoads, and secon cousin once removed Hannah Perot Morris. Charles Rhoads and Hannah Morris stand in the back while the others sit. Elizabeth Morris, in the center of the group, holds a small black dog, Jet, in her lap. The men wear three-piece suits and the women wear dark-colored dresses. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Time: 9 P.M., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 17, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1294]

Title: Group on porch at [Deshler-Morris House], 4782 Main St., [Germantown]. Lily Ellicott, Marriott Canby, Father, Geo. S. Morris, Geo Vaux, Jr. & Bess
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' father Elliston Perot Morris, cousins William Marriott Canby, George Spencer Morris and Lydia Ellicott, third cousin George Vaux, Jr., and sister Elizabeth Canby Morris sitting on Deshler-Morris House porch step at 5442 Germantown Avenue. The men sit in the center, one holding a small black dog, while the women sit on the outside of the group. The men wear three-piece suits while the women wear long, high-necked dresses. Ellicott wears a decorated hat. Various potted plants sit on the porch beneath a window in the background. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Group in shade., Time: 3:20, Light: good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 6, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1283]

Title: [Group on porch at Deshler-Morris House, 4782 Main St., Germantown. Lily Ellicott, Marriott Canby, Father, Geo. S. Morris, Geo Vaux, Jr. & Bess]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' father Elliston Perot Morris, cousins William Marriott Canby, George Spencer Morris and Lydia Ellicott, third cousin George Vaux, Jr., and sister Elizabeth Canby Morris sitting on Deshler-Morris House porch step at 5442 Germantown Avenue. The men sit in the center while the women sit on the outside of the group. The men wear three-piece suits while the women wear long, high-necked dresses. Ellicott wears a decorated hat. Various potted plants sit on the porch beneath a window in the background. Elizabeth Morris has a small black dog in her lap. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: This & the preceding made on Carbutt Eclipse 27 plates trial box., Time: 3:22, Light: good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 6, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1284]

Title: View in our garden, looking up from end of stone path. [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Ave]
Description: Glass negative showing a garden with a wide lawn surrounded by trees and tall bushes at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A large tree stands in the center of the lawn and a small black dog sits to the right of a path running through the garden. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Trial box of eclipse plates., Time: 3:20, Light: good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 13, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1285]

Title: Horse chestnut tree from centre of garden. Tree in flower. [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing large, flowering horse chestnut tree in the garden at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. The tree stands in a lawn surrounded by tall shrubs with a circular flowerbed in the foreground. The back facade of the House is visible in the background. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Trial box of eclipse plates., Time: 3:30, Light: good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 13, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1286]

Title: Old house, Little Wakefield. Mrs. Carpenter's place. [Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing Little Wakefield, a two-story house covered in ivy. The house has shuttered windows, four chimneys, a wide lawn and trees on either side. A young girl stands outside the door. Wakefield was built in 1798 for Sarah and Thomas Fisher. It was owned by the Fisher family until 1918, and then razed by fire in 1985. Thomas Rodman Fisher constructed Little Wakefield, located within the Wakefield estate, in 1829. It was expanded in 1844. Owned by the Fisher family until 1946, it then housed the Saint Basil’s Orphanage for the Sisters of Saint Basil the Great. LaSalle University bought the Wakefield property in 1989 and turned it into the St. Mutien's Christian Brothers Residence, an international student center., Time: 1:40, Light: good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 17, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1291]

Title: Old House [G.H. Dyson Boot and Shoemaker], no. [blank] Main St. below Duys Lane, [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing a two-story stone building on a street lined with trolley tracks. A sign above the entryway reads, "G.H. Dyson Boot and Shoemaker." A wooden fence stands to the left of the building. Once owned by the Duy family, George Royal purchased this property circa 1860. George H. Dyson, a boot and shoemaker, worked here circa 1886-1887., Photographer remarks: Torn down 1888., Time: 11:30, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 22, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.943]

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